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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... in adults with background ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
Medical Radiation Doses ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... #Radiation #Doses ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Imaging - Radiation Dose ... Imaging #Radiation #Doses ... ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear ... #Stress #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #Radiation #Doses ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Small Bowel Obstruction Testing Accuracy
#Diagnosis #SBO #Testing #Accuracy #Sensitivity #Specificity #KUB #AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS #LikelihoodRatio #Comparison
Bowel Obstruction Testing ... Diagnosis #SBO #Testing ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... LikelihoodRatio #Comparison ... #Table
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
Effective radiation doses ... effective radiation doses ... to the average background ... #Angiography #Nuclear ... #Stress #Comparison
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... effective for treating ... If patient is stable ... lower initial dose ... Buprenorphine #Treatment #Algorithm
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Sensitivity & Specificity ... 96% - Higher specificity ... - +BAL GM does ... Frozen ice-pops (in setting ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
hyperpolarization - Dose-dependent ... hyperpolarization - Dose-dependent ... suprachiasmatic nuclei ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #table